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In December, the Federal Communications Commission banned all future
drones made in foreign countries from being imported into the United
States, unless or until their maker gets an exemption. Now, the FCC has
done the exact same for consumer networking gear, citing “an unacceptable
risk to the national security of the United States and to the safety and security of U.S. persons.”

If you already have a Wi-Fi or wired router, you can keep on using it —
and companies that have already gotten FCC radio authorization for a
specific foreign-made product can continue to import that product.

But since the vast majority — if not all — consumer routers are
manufactured outside the United States, the vast majority of future
consumer routers are now banned. By adding all foreign-made consumer
routers to its Covered List, the FCC is saying it will no longer authorize their radios, which de facto bans new devices from import into the
country.

Now, router makers need to A) secure a “conditional approval” that lets
them keep getting new products cleared for US entry while they work to convince the government that they’ll open up manufacturing in the US, or
B) make the decision to skip selling future products in the US, like dronemaker DJI already did.

Like with the foreign drone ban, the FCC has a National Security
Determination that it says justifies these actions, one which claims that “Allowing routers produced abroad to dominate the U.S.

https://www.theverge.com/news/899172/fcc-foreign-router-ban

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On 2026-03-25, Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> wrote:

In December, the Federal Communications Commission banned all future
drones made in foreign countries from being imported into the United
States, unless or until their maker gets an exemption. Now, the FCC has
done the exact same for consumer networking gear, citing "an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States and to the safety and security of U.S. persons."

Right. As if U.S. tech oligarchs are any more trustworthy.
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Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote:

On 2026-03-25, Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> wrote:

In December, the Federal Communications Commission banned all future
drones made in foreign countries from being imported into the United
States, unless or until their maker gets an exemption. Now, the FCC has
done the exact same for consumer networking gear, citing "an unacceptable >> risk to the national security of the United States and to the safety and
security of U.S. persons."

Right. As if U.S. tech oligarchs are any more trustworthy.

Does any US tech oligarch have a DSL, cable or LTE router that
satisfies those new rules?

Greetings
Marc
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On 3/25/2026 2:23 PM, Marc Haber wrote:

Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote:

On 2026-03-25, Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> wrote:

In December, the Federal Communications Commission banned all future
drones made in foreign countries from being imported into the United
States, unless or until their maker gets an exemption. Now, the FCC has
done the exact same for consumer networking gear, citing "an unacceptable >>> risk to the national security of the United States and to the safety and >>> security of U.S. persons."

Right. As if U.S. tech oligarchs are any more trustworthy.

Does any US tech oligarch have a DSL, cable or LTE router that
satisfies those new rules?

Greetings
Marc

They probably will source their router electronics from Israeli
companies founded by former Mossad agents, perhaps with ties to Silicon
Valley corporations.
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On 25 Mar 2026, Ho Li Phuc <HLP@aol.com> posted some news:10q1odj$2c5jv$1@dont-email.me:

On 3/25/2026 2:23 PM, Marc Haber wrote:

Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote:

On 2026-03-25, Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> wrote:

In December, the Federal Communications Commission banned all
future drones made in foreign countries from being imported into
the United States, unless or until their maker gets an exemption.
Now, the FCC has done the exact same for consumer networking gear,
citing "an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United
States and to the safety and security of U.S. persons."

Right. As if U.S. tech oligarchs are any more trustworthy.

Does any US tech oligarch have a DSL, cable or LTE router that
satisfies those new rules?

Greetings
Marc

They probably will source their router electronics from Israeli
companies founded by former Mossad agents, perhaps with ties to
Silicon Valley corporations.

You've nver worked on an IBM XIV storage array I take it.

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On 3/25/2026 7:42 PM, Nomen Nescio wrote:

On 25 Mar 2026, Ho Li Phuc <HLP@aol.com> posted some news:10q1odj$2c5jv$1@dont-email.me:

On 3/25/2026 2:23 PM, Marc Haber wrote:

Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote:

On 2026-03-25, Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> wrote:

In December, the Federal Communications Commission banned all
future drones made in foreign countries from being imported into
the United States, unless or until their maker gets an exemption.
Now, the FCC has done the exact same for consumer networking gear,
citing "an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United
States and to the safety and security of U.S. persons."

Right. As if U.S. tech oligarchs are any more trustworthy.

Does any US tech oligarch have a DSL, cable or LTE router that
satisfies those new rules?

Greetings
Marc

They probably will source their router electronics from Israeli
companies founded by former Mossad agents, perhaps with ties to
Silicon Valley corporations.

You've nver worked on an IBM XIV storage array I take it.

Your question is a non sequitur.
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In <10q1g7m$kqdk$1@news1.tnib.de> Marc Haber wrote:

Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote:

On 2026-03-25, Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> wrote:

In December, the Federal Communications Commission banned all future
drones made in foreign countries from being imported into the United
States, unless or until their maker gets an exemption. Now, the FCC has
done the exact same for consumer networking gear, citing "an

unacceptable

risk to the national security of the United States and to the safety and >>> security of U.S. persons."

Right. As if U.S. tech oligarchs are any more trustworthy.

Does any US tech oligarch have a DSL, cable or LTE router that
satisfies those new rules?

Probably not. Nobody does yet I'd guess.

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On 25 Mar 2026, Ho Li Phuc <HLP@aol.com> posted some news:10q24jt$2fosc$1@dont-email.me:

On 3/25/2026 7:42 PM, Nomen Nescio wrote:

On 25 Mar 2026, Ho Li Phuc <HLP@aol.com> posted some
news:10q1odj$2c5jv$1@dont-email.me:

On 3/25/2026 2:23 PM, Marc Haber wrote:

Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote:

On 2026-03-25, Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> wrote:

In December, the Federal Communications Commission banned all
future drones made in foreign countries from being imported into
the United States, unless or until their maker gets an exemption.
Now, the FCC has done the exact same for consumer networking gear, >>>>>> citing "an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United >>>>>> States and to the safety and security of U.S. persons."

Right. As if U.S. tech oligarchs are any more trustworthy.

Does any US tech oligarch have a DSL, cable or LTE router that
satisfies those new rules?

Greetings
Marc

They probably will source their router electronics from Israeli
companies founded by former Mossad agents, perhaps with ties to
Silicon Valley corporations.

You've nver worked on an IBM XIV storage array I take it.

Your question is a non sequitur.

You couldn't be further wrong if you tried. It directly relates to the previous poster's response. A technologist you aren't.

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On 25/03/2026 21:23, Marc Haber wrote:

Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote:

On 2026-03-25, Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> wrote:

In December, the Federal Communications Commission banned all future
drones made in foreign countries from being imported into the United
States, unless or until their maker gets an exemption. Now, the FCC has
done the exact same for consumer networking gear, citing "an unacceptable >>> risk to the national security of the United States and to the safety and >>> security of U.S. persons."

Right. As if U.S. tech oligarchs are any more trustworthy.

Does any US tech oligarch have a DSL, cable or LTE router that
satisfies those new rules?

Greetings
Marc

There are a number of American companies that design and sell routers
and network equipment of various sorts that might be suitable in this
market (Cisco, Netgear and Ubiquiti come to mind, but there are
doubtless many more). But production of the hardware is all done
elsewhere. As far as I have heard, Starlink is the only company with production in the USA - that fits your oligarch requirement, but they
are not what people need for home and small office routers.

The new rules allow models to be certified and cleared for sale in the
USA, even if they are made in other countries. I'd imagine that will be
a cost and an inconvenience to the big manufacturers, but they will get
their certifications and continue to sell as before. It will be more of
a problem for the no-brand and cheapo manufacturers. Customers will no
longer be able to buy the cheapest devices from local shops - they will
either have to buy more expensive "named" devices, or they will get
their cheap ones from Ali Express.

It all sounds like another poorly conceived attempt at encouraging manufacturing in the USA by promoting paranoia and xenophobia. If the
rules were based on some kind of common security checks and rules (like
"no default passwords") that applied equally to all, it would make some
sense.

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On 3/25/2026 11:33 PM, Nomen Nescio wrote:

On 25 Mar 2026, Ho Li Phuc <HLP@aol.com> posted some news:10q24jt$2fosc$1@dont-email.me:

On 3/25/2026 7:42 PM, Nomen Nescio wrote:

On 25 Mar 2026, Ho Li Phuc <HLP@aol.com> posted some
news:10q1odj$2c5jv$1@dont-email.me:

On 3/25/2026 2:23 PM, Marc Haber wrote:

Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote:

On 2026-03-25, Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> wrote:

In December, the Federal Communications Commission banned all
future drones made in foreign countries from being imported into >>>>>>> the United States, unless or until their maker gets an exemption. >>>>>>> Now, the FCC has done the exact same for consumer networking gear, >>>>>>> citing "an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United >>>>>>> States and to the safety and security of U.S. persons."

Right. As if U.S. tech oligarchs are any more trustworthy.

Does any US tech oligarch have a DSL, cable or LTE router that
satisfies those new rules?

Greetings
Marc

They probably will source their router electronics from Israeli
companies founded by former Mossad agents, perhaps with ties to
Silicon Valley corporations.

You've nver worked on an IBM XIV storage array I take it.

Your question is a non sequitur.

You couldn't be further wrong if you tried. It directly relates to the previous poster's response. A technologist you aren't.

Oh, really? This was your "gotcha question" where you believe you laid
a clever trap for the poster who addressed the government ban on
consumer routers with Chinese sourced components by suggesting the
components might be sourced from Israel. Why don't you say what you
mean to say rather than play stupid troll games?
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